A 3,500-foot thick marine layer has blanketed San Diego County from the coast to the inland valleys, and it shows little sign of breaking. It’s even dropped some drizzle in places — much like its far more common spring counterpart.

Don’t expect a big change over the weekend. National Weather Service forecaster Stefanie Sullivan said the marine layer will gradually become shallower, and the inland valleys should have slightly better clearing. But the coast will remain mostly under low clouds.

Sullivan said San Diego is squeezed between a trough of low pressure off the West Coast and a ridge of high pressure over the desert Southwest, and the combination is pulling the heavy blanket of moisture inland.

Most people aren't complaining too loudly because the cool, cloudy days come after more than two weeks of above-normal temperatures in the region. Temperatures were running four to six degrees below normal today around the county.

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